document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=120859>Question 120859</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is the function equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x  2  1  -1 -2 -4  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y 12 48  48 12  3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the function?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #88657 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=88657\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is the function equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x  2  1  -1 -2 -4  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y 12 48  48 12  3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the function? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It's not linear.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I tried Quadratic Regression; it's not Quadratic<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It's not Cubic<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Quartic Regression gives: y = (3/4)x^4-15.75x^2+63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "with R^2 = 1.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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